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Well, perhaps this doesn't make you at least wonder. The need for narrative is strong. If Team Obama doesn't supply a credible narrative, others will. The identity of some of those "others" exasperates others of those "others", as does the identity of some of those Team Obama accepts into their dressing room. (The "Cat Food Commission" is the name "professional leftists" have given President Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, which originally was to feature Pete Peterson as the opening speaker and has Alan Simpson as a commissioner. But you cannot blame the Brits for being disgusted/alarmed, as they have had years of similar treatment at the hands of Nulabor.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Wed Sep 1st, 2010 at 12:08:33 AM EST
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Yes, the need for narrative is apparently so strong that my asking a question, which still hasn't been answered, is seen as blaming the brits, asking for cheering, and slamming progressives, all of which you've accused me of instead of answering my question -- assuming you're absolutely right (for the sake of discussion), what good is stating versions of "Obama is wrong/bad" over and over doing?  I'll ask again - how is that helping us get towards our goals?

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes
by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Sep 1st, 2010 at 12:38:17 AM EST
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How is supporting him helping us to get towards any goal I see as worthwhile? Just because he is president I should support him? You could have asked me the same question about LBJ. The opinions of those who voted for him in '08 should matter to him. It is more than just the "professional leftists" that he has to worry about.

If space aliens abducted Obama and his entire administration and they were never heard from again that might put us further down the road to accomplishing goals that are vital to our survival than Obama seems likely to accomplish in the time that remains to him. At least there would be the possibility of a real leader emerging.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Wed Sep 1st, 2010 at 12:57:53 AM EST
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Just because he is president I should support him?

There you go filling in your narrative for me again -- where did I say you should support him (or, below, stay silent)?  Are the only choices either supporting him or making personal attacks?  

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Sep 1st, 2010 at 03:27:57 AM EST
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